If you’re interested in finding a diet that matches your needs and lifestyle, then you’ve probably encountered quite a lot of these diets when you do your research online. You’ve probably heard about vegetarian, vegan, low-carb, WW, intermittent fasting, Atkins, Ketogenic, and Paleo diet.

But there are more diets out there, and you might be interested in finding out more about them:

Dubrow Diet

This is like intermittent fasting, but a bit more challenging. It’s also called the 16:8 diet plan because you basically fast for 16 hours and eat for 8 hours.  The diet consists of 3 phases, and you also limit your intake of calories, fat, and carbs.

The diet also requires that you go with whole foods, while you avoid packaged and processed foods. You’re also discouraged from eating desserts and refined carbs, and even healthy complex carbs as well.

Raw Vegan Diet

This is like the vegan diet on steroids. You know what a vegan diet is, right? It’s like the vegetarian diet (no meat or fish), and you’re not allowed to consume dairy and eggs, either.

And if that’s not strict enough, there’s the raw vegan version. You still have all the vegan restrictions, but you also can’t eat anything cooked at a temperature higher than 118 degrees F. The belief is that the normal cooking process can burn off all the nutrients you were looking for in the food in the first place.

With this, you still get the same basic health benefits that you get as a regular vegan. It’s just that it’s much harder to follow this additional rule.

Pescatarian Diet

This is a version of the vegetarian diet that allows you to consume fish. That’s great for many vegetarians who find it difficult to get enough protein when limited to just fruits and vegetables. After a while, you might get tired of consuming just nuts for the protein.

This option might even let some vegetarians go without protein supplements, since fish offers plenty of protein. Also, fish reduces the risk of stroke and heart disease.

Flexitarian Diet

This is a flexible version of the vegetarian diet, and it’s a lot less restrictive. You still consume fruits and veggies along with whole grains, seeds, and nuts. But you’re allowed to enjoy a meat dish every now and then.

This is another terrific version of the vegetarian diet for those who can’t abide by the rules all the time. They can break the rules every now and then, and it’s actually allowed. It’s a lot less stressful.

At the same time, the meat also provides you with the nutrients that strict vegetarians find hard to get from mere fruits and vegetables. These include calcium, iron, zinc, and vitamin B12.

This may be a good diet for some people, especially those who flip-flop between a meat and vegetarian diet. Now they can have the best of both worlds. The focus is still on consuming plants, which is why those who follow this plan tend to weigh an average of 15% less than regular meat-eaters. Flexitarians are also less susceptible to heart disease.

Anti-Inflammatory Diet

This diet was designed to help prevent or even treat certain serious chronic diseases. These include cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and arthritis. It’s can also work with weight loss, though that’s just an extra benefit.

The focus of the diet is mainly on consuming whole foods, including fruits and veggies. At the same time, the dieters are discouraged from packaged and processed foods, including pastries and French fries.

It’s simple enough to follow the basic tenets of this diet, since there’s no strict calorie or macronutrient count to deal with. This anti-inflammatory diet is all about picking the right quality of food, instead of focusing on the quantity of the food.

Intuitive Eating

This diet actually came out in 1995, and some people still subscribe to it today. There are actually no real hard and fast rules. You’re not counting calories or milligrams of protein, carbs, and fat.

You’re basically allowed to eat what you think is right for you. But you have to be mindful and pay attention to your body. That way, you can recognize when you’re full so you can then stop eating.

When you’re feeling hungry, you have to check—are you really hungry, or are you just bored? Then you check with each bite to see if you have had enough to eat. You’ll need to eat more slowly for this to work.

Final Words

A healthy lifestyle isn’t just about visiting your local Club Fitness gym regularly. Most of it is about going on a proper diet for your needs. If your current diet isn’t working for you, then perhaps these unconventional diets might just do the trick.